I found out about this trial in Rio that involved street children being murdered by death squads. In 1993 they busted a bunch of cops for basicially extreminating homeless children in there sleep. It really rock me becuase it seems so unjust, because they were only kids, and its obivious that the courts are not protecting the people. I understand that these kids have no family or money, but that doesn't mean that these crimes should go un punished. The three men that went on trail all got aqquitted because the court didn't accept any of the witness testimonies, took the other cops words that these guys didn't have anything to do with it, it was some lower level police men. But I think people knew that was all bullshit, the only people who went down for this are probably tring to protect the real corrupt police.
Human rights say that offduty police officers often take part in death squads, paid by shopkeepers and others to rid the streets of homeless children, who are considered a menace. In 1993 three men including two police officers charged with the murders of eight homeless children. They were part of a group of men that shot at 70 homeless children sleeping on the sidewalk near Candelaria Cathedral. CNN human rights observers consider this the worse massacres of street children. It definatley wasnt the last massacre done by the police.
The video explains it better , so check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_9W8F1JS0Q
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